arsclist SHN FAQ

[cameron@xxxxxxxxxxxx (Cameron Kissel)]

http://alumni.umbc.edu/~hamilton/shnfaq.html

For any Deadheads out there... GDLIVE.com is a terrific storehouse of Dead
shows (and other bands) in SHN format.

Cameron

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> [mailto:owner-ARSCLIST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of joe@xxxxxxxxxxx
> Sent: Friday, March 01, 2002 10:49 AM
> To: ARSCLIST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: arsclist VHS and S-VHS Tapes
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>
> Please give us more info on SHN.
>
> Joe Salerno
> Video Works! Is it working for you?
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> joe@xxxxxxxxxxx
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Mike Richter" <mrichter@xxxxxxx>
> To: <ARSCLIST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Friday, March 01, 2002 9:30 AM
> Subject: RE: arsclist VHS and S-VHS Tapes
>
>
> > At 11:45 AM 3/1/2002 +0000, Copeland, Peter wrote:
> > >    From the point of view of audio (which is what I'm
> employed to know),
> > >both DV and DVCAM both use 16-bit 48kHz, so the audio can be
> preserved in
> > >many ways (but not, unfortunately, on CD-R).
> >
> > Please permit me to second-guess Peter's exposition. The audio cannot be
> > preserved on CD-R in audio form - that is in a way directly
> playable in a
> > conventional CD player. However, I would not recommend that
> form to begin
> > with. It is convenient for playback, but is terrible for archiving.
> >
> > The audio can be captured from your source in digital form - no analogue
> > conversion at all - and saved as WAV (PC) or AIFF (Mac) files.
> Those files
> > can then be saved *as data* onto CD-R. Because they are data files, not
> > CD-DA (Compact Disc - Digital Audio), they have an extra layer of error
> > correction. Recorded on good media with appropriate safeguards, they are
> > reliable for archival purposes. The operations are straightforward and
> both
> > hardware and media are inexpensive; however, you will need a reasonable
> > capable person (high-school graduate level) to do the work.
> >
> > There are other advantages to this approach for storage. For example, if
> > the source is not in stereo, the files can be monaural, doubling the
> > storage capacity. Regardless, there are lossless compression
> schemes - SHN
> > and APE are the most common - which reduce storage by 30-50%. Thus, one
> can
> > expect to save up to three hours of audio on a disc costing
> less than half
> > a dollar; making two copies for safety would then require less than a
> > dollar and take perhaps fifteen minutes for a technician using
> a computer
> > priced well under $1000.
> >
> > Mike
> >
> > mrichter@xxxxxxx
> > http://www.mrichter.com/
> >
> >
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